# Mark Walker

**Type:** Researchers  
**Canonical URL:** https://scholariq.org/researchers/mark-walker-2/

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Citations | 40,008 |
| Field | Genetic Associations and Epidemiology |
| h-index | 80 |
| i10-index | 218 |
| Last Known Institution | Newcastle University |
| OpenAlex ID | https://openalex.org/A5101730056 |
| ORCID iD | https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2526-9810 |
| Works | 318 |

## Researcher papers

- [A Common Variant in the <i>FTO</i> Gene Is Associated with Body Mass Index and Predisposes to Childhood and Adult Obesity](https://scholariq.org/papers/a-common-variant-in-the-i-fto-i-gene-is-associated-with-body-mass-index-and/)
- [Large-Scale Association Studies of Variants in Genes Encoding the Pancreatic β-Cell KATP Channel Subunits Kir6.2 (<i>KCNJ11</i>) and SUR1 (<i>ABCC8</i>) Confirm That the <i>KCNJ11</i> E23K Variant Is Associated With Type 2 Diabetes](https://scholariq.org/papers/large-scale-association-studies-of-variants-in-genes-encoding-the-pancreatic/)
- [Genetic evidence that raised sex hormone binding globulin (SHBG) levels reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes](https://scholariq.org/papers/genetic-evidence-that-raised-sex-hormone-binding-globulin-shbg-levels-reduce-the/)
- [Meta-Analysis and a Large Association Study Confirm a Role for Calpain-10 Variation in Type 2 Diabetes Susceptibility](https://scholariq.org/papers/meta-analysis-and-a-large-association-study-confirm-a-role-for-calpain-10/)

## Researcher topics

- [Genetic Associations and Epidemiology](https://scholariq.org/topics/genetic-associations-and-epidemiology/)
- [Pancreatic function and diabetes](https://scholariq.org/topics/pancreatic-function-and-diabetes/)
- [Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins](https://scholariq.org/topics/diabetes-cardiovascular-risks-and-lipoproteins/)
- [Adipose Tissue and Metabolism](https://scholariq.org/topics/adipose-tissue-and-metabolism/)
- [Metabolomics and Mass Spectrometry Studies](https://scholariq.org/topics/metabolomics-and-mass-spectrometry-studies/)

## Researcher university

- [Newcastle University](https://scholariq.org/institutions/newcastle-university/)

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